The use of a quadruped as an in vivo model for the study of the spine - Biomechanical considerations

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-144

  Smit, Theo H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal model; Mechanical load; Quadruped; Spine; Trabecular bone architecture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOAT; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA BODY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPINE;

EID: 0036214369     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860100346     Document Type: Article

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